The cast was known to visit Point Pleasant while filming the reality show, which ran on MTV from 2009 to 2012. But Seaside Heights, where the reality show was originally based, wasn't receptive to a reunion filming there. The borough rejected the project's application to film there, APP reports.

"Jersey Shore" was one of the most-watched shows on cable TV, drawing record ratings for MTV at the height of its popularity and bringing phrases like "gym, tan, laundry" into the pop culture lexicon. But it was also widely ridiculed for its "celebration of vapidity" and its cast — including Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino — were often parodied.

Local residents were also troubled by the negative attention the show brought to the Jersey Shore, and Italian Americans complained that it played up stereotypes.